My husband Ken’s maternal family hails from Caribou, Maine–about a 30 mile drive south of the Canadian border. If Maine is on your travel bucket list, check out these links & images to inspire your journey. We last visited in May. We’ve also visited in July (very busy) and December (very cold). Next time I hope to visit during the colorful fall splendor.

We flew from Sioux Falls, South Dakota to Boston, Massachusetts and rented a car for this 6+hour journey, spending the night in the capital city of Augusta. As a follower, you know “the journey is as important as the destination.” So, our first stop was at America’s First Public Beach, http://reverebeach.com/, a short distance from Boston’s Logan International Airport. We then headed north to visit http://www.augustamaine.gov/. We toured the state capital grounds, explored the walking trails,enjoyed Viles Arboretum and feasted at http://theredbarnmaine.com/

After a night of swimming and exercising at the Hampton Inn, we headed north on Mother’s Day to join Ken’s mother, caring for her ailing father in the nursing home.

Copyright. May 2015. Linda Leier Thomason.